US election at-a-glance: 25 Sept

DAY IN A NUTSHELL

The candidates take part in emergency economic talks at the White House with President Bush, administration officials and senior lawmakers, but no bail-out deal is agreed. Material from Sarah Palin's interview with CBS news is aired, in which the Alaska governor explains why her state's proximity to Russia had given her foreign policy experience.

KEY QUOTES

"It is amazing what you can get done when the cameras are not on and people are not looking to get credit or allocate blame."
Barack Obama

Why is John expecting us to believe he will be an agent of change? Joe Biden Day at a glance: 24 September

"I'm an old Navy pilot, and I know when a crisis calls for all hands on deck."
John McCain

"If John keeps changing his rhetoric but not changing the worn-out philosophy that got us in this spot... why is John expecting us to believe he will be an agent of change?"
Joe Biden

"It's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where do they go? It's Alaska."
Sarah Palin demonstrates her foreign policy experience

"What does a "suspended" campaign look like? As it turns out, it's eerily similar to a regular ol' campaign."
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly, spots some campaigning activity from the McCain team

NUMBER NEWS

Barack Obama retains his lead in all four tracking polls, except Gallup, which has the race tied.

The Allstate/National Journal battleground polls focused on states that were won by John Kerry in 2004, but which are being targeted by John McCain this year: Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire.

The pollsters found that Barack Obama was hanging onto leads in all three states, by just one point in New Hampshire, two points in Pennsylvania and a comfortable eight points in Michigan.

A Rasmussen poll of Pennsylvania gives Mr Obama a slightly more substantial four-point lead in Pennsylvania, but gives Mr McCain a one-point lead in Ohio.

DAILY PICTURE

Both candidates attended the president's emergency meeting to discuss the bail-out plan